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Education & Qualifications in Ross

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

About 35% of Ross residents have finished Year 12, which is the most common level of schooling in the area. Education levels here are generally lower than in other parts of the state and the country.

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📍 Ross, Suburb / Locality

Where Ross sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.3% ▲ +18.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ross — lower than 60% of areas.

Ross12.3%
7209, TAS 12.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.9% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1% and well under the national rate of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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34.9% ▲ +12.2%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Ross splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 12 34.9% Year 10 32.7% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 9.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with 12.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the 21.9% seen across Tasmania.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.3% ▲ +18.0%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Ross, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 29.2% Bachelor degree 22.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.4% Certificate I / II 2.4% Postgraduate degree 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with Engineering (11.9%), Agriculture and Environment (11.3%), and Management and Commerce (11.3%) being the most frequent.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 kilometres of the area.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around Ross — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60575/ross/topic/education